Assessing athletes beyond routine screening: Incorporating essential factors to optimize cardiovascular health and performance

Deen L. Garba; Alan P. Jacobsen; Roger S. Blumenthal; Matthew W. Martinez; Chiadi E. Ndumele; Alexis M. Coslick; Lili A. Barouch

American Heart Journal Plus (Aug 2024)

Assessing athletes beyond routine screening: Incorporating essential factors to optimize cardiovascular health and performance

Deen L. Garba,
Alan P. Jacobsen,
Roger S. Blumenthal,
Matthew W. Martinez,
Chiadi E. Ndumele,
Alexis M. Coslick,
Lili A. Barouch

Affiliations

Deen L. Garba: Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
Alan P. Jacobsen: Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
Roger S. Blumenthal: Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
Matthew W. Martinez: Chanin T. Mast Center for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Atlantic Health System, Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ, USA
Chiadi E. Ndumele: Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
Alexis M. Coslick: Sports Medicine, Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Orthopaedics, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
Lili A. Barouch: Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA; Corresponding author at: Johns Hopkins Sports Cardiology Program, Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 5450 Knoll North Drive, Suite 170, Columbia, MD 21045, USA.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 44
p. 100413

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The American Heart Association (AHA) has devised Life's Essential 8, a set of eight evidence-based health behaviors that play a crucial role in optimizing cardiovascular health and overall well-being. In addition to Life's Essential 8, enhanced screening for Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome risk factors into routine athlete screening also provides a more comprehensive approach for ensuring athlete safety and long-term health. Incorporating Life's Essential 8 and CKM Syndrome metrics into athlete health evaluations will improve the sports performance of athletes and help optimize their long-term health.

Published in American Heart Journal Plus

ISSN: 2666-6022 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/american-heart-journal-plus-cardiology-research-and-practice

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